Photos from Fiji – Jared takes them to school

Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.

Jared takes Fiji photos to school

Had dinner last Sunday night with our grandkids – yummy baked meal I hadn’t had for ages!

I can see they are still influenced by their 2 weeks in Fiji, sitting cross-legged on the floor around a tablecloth to eat their dinner.

Here’s a photo I took of relatives having breakfast in Lautoka.

Breakfast at Commissioner’s Drive, Lautoka, Fiji. L to R. Akanisi, Metui, Grace and Jerry.

We stayed the night as there was a time crossover between our daughter-in-law’s night shift and son’s day shift start time.

At breakfast, I copied some photos we took in Fiji to a stick for 8 year old Jared to take to school to show and discuss with his classmates.

Here are a few of the Fiji photos he took with him.

Jared climbing a coconut tree in front of Crows Nest Resort, Coral Coast

Daughter-in-law Krystal with grand-daughter Marlee and Emelie (on left) from Raiwaqa Village

I took this photo to show the family relationship likeness between Marlee and a second cousin from Raiwaqa.

Raiwaqa – village in Fiji interior

View from a village house in Raiwaqa Village, Navosa, Fiji

Horses were brought to Fiji over 150 years ago to speed transport between remote villages, especially in the hilly interior.

They are used commonly in Nadroga, Navosa and surrounding areas for both transport and work, ploughing fields.

Raiwaqa Village, being placed on the eastern side of the Sigatoka River, is often flooded, but the soils are subsequently very fertile. You can see the river in the photo.

The more recent houses are built with blocks, both flood and cyclone resistant.

The building in the photo is an outdoor kitchen and cooking area made of galvanised iron and walls woven from matting.

Jared checking out the local Raiwaqa rugby union team, Nanumi Au (Remember Me)

Enjoying the rugby game with Kai (5)

At Lautoka FSC – sister-in-law Josie visiting from Tonga and her grand-daughter Josie (Yaca)

Tukai Waqa showing Jared and Kai how to husk coconuts.

Coconuts are commonly used in cooking throughout Fiji.

Here, they are being husked on a specially made implement.

Then the ‘meat’ will have salt to taste added and some water.

Then squeezed to remove all the liquid which is then used for cooking dishes such as fish, deserts, buns, etc.

The dejuiced ‘meat’ is then used as compost or thrown away.

Ben meeting his niece Tulia and nephew Inoke for the first time – Jared in the middle.

I am still not over the flu Frank brought back from Fiji!

So see you tomorrow. If you want to see more about Fiji, read this post.